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Mai Chau – Ninh Binh – 3 Days/2 Nights Tour

Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau – Biking Tour (L, D)

7.45 – 8.00 am: Our car will pick you up from your hotel and we start the tour to Mai Chau Valley.

11.00 am: Stop along the way to visit the Muong tribe and then at Thung Khe Pass for a spectacular view of Mai Chau Valley.

12.15 – 12.30 pm: Reach Mai Chau Valley & visit the local people’s house. You will have such a unique experience when having lunch with ethnic people (vegetarian available). Enjoy their meal and discover lots of special things only appear in Vietnam.

13.00 – 17.00 pm: Your real trip starts while you are biking to explore Mai Chau Valley. You can find farmers working in fields, local wearing scarves and visit surrounding peaceful villages. Trek through terraced rice paddies and small villages, discovering the natural beauty of the valley and encountering the culture of the ethnic minority Thai people on our visits to the “Pom Coong” and “Na Phon” villages

18.00 – 18.30 pm: Return to our homestay for to help prepare the evening meal. This is an opportunity to learn about the local cuisine and culture as you join the family to prepare a traditional dinner.

19.30 pm: Watch Thai traditional dance in the stilt house while enjoying Traditional alcohol (ruou can) with the community.

Overnight in the Longhouse in Mai Chau valley

Pom Coong Village

Day 2: Mai Chau – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Ninh Binh (B, L, D)

After breakfast, you will be free at leisure to relax or discover Mai Chau on your own before the departure time to drive to Ninh Binh. Lunch on the way.

Hoa Lu

After lunch, visit Dinh King and Le King Temple in Hoa Lu – The ancient capital of Vietnam then drive to Tam Coc - the place so called Halong Bay in Land. Embark for the peaceful cruise on the local sampan along Ngo Dong River, admire the great scenery while the sampan paddling along green rice field between outstanding formations of Limestone Mountain.

tam-coc

After traveling through three caves as it showed by the name of the place, we return to the boat station then check in your hotel in Ninh Binh. Overnight in Ninh Binh.

Day 3: Ninh Binh – Bich Dong – Phat Diem – Hanoi (B, L)

8.00 am: Morning visit Bich Dong Pagoda, the famous place still remains 3 ancient pagodas and beautiful cave. After enjoying the panorama view of the beautiful valley of rice field and limestone mountain. Drive to Phat Diem Church – the most beautiful stone church had been built at the end of the 19th century with a great combination between the architecture of the Catholic Church and the traditional Temple of Vietnam. After lunch in Phat Diem, visit Kim Son Market, that very well known formats before driving back to Hanoi.

Bich Dong Pagoda

 

Phat Diem Cathedral

Inclusion

– 1-night accommodations at homestay sharing stilt house and 1 night at the hotel 

– Meals: breakfasts & other meals as mentioned in the itinerary 

– Transportation by A/C car

– English speaking guide 

– Entrance fees, performances & excursion

– Bike tour

– Boat excursion in Tam Coc

Exclusion

– Travel insurance

– Tipping and other personal expenses